>> it's a tragedy, an absolute tragedy. we didn't sleep at all last night. >> she kept rocking and said what happened? what happened? where can my babies be? i'm a mother and i don't know how she can handle the losing two babies like that. >> her two babies, sophie lillard, 6 years old, her sister madigan 3, both dead. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. 36 months behind bars, that's what came at the former culpeper cop convicted of manslaughter. daniel harmon-wright shot and killed patricia cook in a church parking last year. the prosecution claimed harmon- wright lost his temper while questioning cook and shot her several times while she tried to drive away. the defense insisted he was just a cop doing his job. the head of the secret service is stepping down after 30 years. his name is mark sullivan. he joined the secret service in 1983 and was appointed director

in 2006. a suicide bomber sets off blake killing himself and gird outside the u.s. embassy in -- a bomb killing himself and a guard outside the u.s. embassy in turkey. it did not damage the embassy itself. on her last day on the job secretary of state hillary clinton speaking briefly on that attack in turkey. clinton says she's told the u.s. ambassador to turkey how much she values the team's service. the senate approved john kerry to take over her job earlier this week. the dow closed over 14,000 today, the first time since want 7, all that despite the new un-- 2007, all that despite the new unemployment numbers which inched up a bit to 7.9%. one economist says it does make a psychological difference for smaller investors. this morning's snow quickly giving way to sunshine and a whole lot of wind. topper shuttoins us now from the weather center. what's the rest of the night

shaping up like? will this wind calm down? you better bundle up. the winds are going to diawara down, but the bad news -- to to die down. we're looking at temperatures downtown, 25. the high was 36 today, temps have done nothing but fall. dew point is 1 which means your indoor relative humidity 6 or 7%. look at the temps, 21 in rockville, 22 bethesda, arlington, 27 in springfield, 24 in college park. factor in the winds we've got single digit wind chill, feels like 7 in gaithersburg, 9 in frederick and 15 in manassas. the next three days because we have light snow tomorrow evening and tomorrow night we'll make it a yellow alert, high temperature 33 saturday, sunday a break and another

system comes at us, evening snow showers possible. now we'll leave it green, should not affect plans getting to and from your super bowl party. another system comes at us monday. those snow showers should hold off till night. we'll keep you posted. tuesday back into the 40s, wednesday chilly, upper 30s, seasonable thursday, mid-40s and next friday sunshine, temperatures around 50. it does appear punxsutawney will see his shadow tomorrow and declare six more weeks of winter, but we really haven't had winter yet anyway. >> a dusting we can handle. let's send things down to wusa9's andrea roane handling our blitz and glitz coverage live from new orleans. hey, andrea. >> reporter: hi, derek. live from my hometown new orleans and live from a great party, patronne tequila express on the edge -- the patron

tequila express party on the edge of seventh street. we'll meet the original of this wonderful product the spirit and the owner of the railcar in a while, but now we're enjoying food, drink, as well as spirits for a good cause. i want you to meet the founder and ceo of the project. this is zach rosenberg. he lived in our washington d.c. area several years but decided after hurricane katrina he wanted to do something for this area. he started the st. bernard project. zach, good to have you here. what is the st. bernard project? >> thanks for being here. welcome to new orleans. the st. bernard project is an organization that rebuilds homes for survivors of hurricane katrina and of disasters around the country. >> reporter: 7 1/2 years later how much still needs to be done as far as rebuilding homes here in new orleans? >> there's a tremendous amount of work left to do here in new

orleans. it's a great place to host the super bowl. the business community is fantastic but we have over 6,000 american families who own homes and i'll say it again because it should cause a disconnect. there's 6,000 american families who own homes who can't afford to rebuild them. we have 130 families on our waiting list and we get 10 calls a week from people who own homes who can't afford to rebuild them. the average age of people seeking help is 61 years old. >> reporter: that's pretty tough to start all over again at that age. because of what you saw after katrina, you're also looking to the east coast and the victims of superstorm sandy and seeing what you can do to help them as well. >> that's right. in new orleans we have created a model that gets families a home in a prompt, efficient and predictable way. at the same time we see after disasters, stakeholders, people who made it in america don't have a clear path for recovery, there's an enormous human toll. our seniors have their golden

years tarnished. the kids in their lime estimated form arrive years have them -- formative years have them tarnished. we're working in rockaway and staten island. >> reporter: what a great partner you have here in patron, for five years working with the st. bernard front and we appreciate what you're doing here. we'll hear later from the owner of this beautiful railcar, but now we'll go to kristin fisher. she's taking us behind the scenes for why we're here, the super bowl. >> reporter: that's right. in this day in age i think we so often take for granted we get so used to watching live sporting events on high definition televisions inside our living rooms that we often forget how much planning and preparation goes into it.

the team at cbs sports has been preparing for their live coverage of the super bowl for three years and they're still working hard inside and around the superdome. earlier i had a chance to kind of go behind the scenes to see exactly what it takes to pull off one of the biggest, if not the biggest, live sporting event in the world. in the shadows of the superdome sits a multimillion dollar trailer park. >> very fancy, very expensive trailer parch. >> reporter: steve carasikr is the senior producer of cbs sports and today he gives me a tour of the compound, trailer after trailer of editing suites, tape rooms, graphics. >> we have over 60 cameras, over 40 videotape machines for the game alone. >> reporter: snaking through the entire compound are thousands of wires and cables. it's crazy to think on game day every one of them has to be connected to the right thing. >> i always used to joke with something like what would

happen if you actually pulled one of them out? >> reporter: this is the place to be on game day. the producer sits here. the director sits here. this is where all the critical decisions are made during the super bowl. >> anything and everything can happen. you try to plan as best you can for it, but the game is the game and you have to react to what happens. >> reporter: quick reaction time is a by-product of good planning. >> the preparations in general for the super bowl and cbs literally began probably three years ago after our last super bowl in miami. >> reporter: their crews have been coming here on and off over the last year. now they're 1,000 strong counting down to kickoff. >> of course, you're nervous. it's the biggest sporting event in the world, but nothing is different about this game. it's four quarters, 15 minutes, 11 guys on each side of the ball. we've been prepping for this basically our whole lives and this whole season. >> reporter: i'll admit i was a little tempted to pull out

one of those wires, see what would happen. i didn't do it. want to keep my press credential and get inside during the super bowl. now i'm off to the red carpet. tonight is one of the biggest nights for parties during super bowl weekend. the bud light hotel is having a huge party. i'm off to the espn party. there will so be many celebrities and athletes there. we will bring you live coverage from the red carpet tonight at 11:00. for now back to you, andrea. >> reporter: boy, we have some tough assignments tonight. you're on the red carpet there. i'm here on the patron green carpet. a party is going on, great oysters, char-broiled oysters to the left, good food, good drinks and all for a great cause. we are going to meet the billionaire behind this party, behind this drink and behind this luxurious railcar the way they used to ride back in the

'20s in luxury after this a little later. derek, back to you in the studio all by yourself, no drinks, no party, no red carpet. >> and just some tuna fish. >> reporter: we'll talk to you later after the break.

we are now in day no. 4 of the standoff between police and a gunman holding a 5- year-old boy hostage. negotiators in rural alabama are talking with the gunman in his underground bunker through a pipe. those investigators say jimmy lee dykes will have to give up eventually because they're not leaving. d.c.'s chief financial officer is calling it a career retiring at age 72.

dr. natwar gandhi will step down june the 1st and mayor gray said he's a big reason for the district's strong financial situation. we are back with a lot more blitz and glitz coverage live from new orleans right after th

. >> reporter: welcome back, we're live outside the superdome. i'm kristen berset. this sunday on the field behind me we'll find out who is the champion, the 49ers or the

ravens, but we couldn't wait till then. we wanted to see which city has the advantage culturally. here is the tale of two cities. we can talk till our ears bleed about the 49ers and the ravens, jim versus john, ray lewis versus that rookie quarterback, but which city wins the battle of the bay? the city by the bay may have the san francisco treat. >> rice-a-roni, the san francisco treat. >> reporter: but charm city has got some rice of its own. >> hey diddle diddle, up the middle. >> reporter: those aren't really fair comparisons. so let's look at tv shows, full house. while baltimore, well, they're home to the wire and homicide life on the street. >> he ain't man enough to come down to the street with omar. >> reporter: advantage baltimore in this one simply because i'm afraid to answer to

these guys. moving on to the silver screen baltimore has john travolta in drag. san fran has dirty harry. >> you've got to ask yourself one question. do i feel lucky. well, do you punk? >> reporter: enough said. tony bennett left his heart in san francisco, but the key here, the francis scott key is baltimore is home to the star spackled banner spangled banner. you can visit ft. mchenry where the star spanning amed banner was written, but compare that to the fisherman's wharf, alcatraz and the goalen gate bridge. san fran he's -- golden gate bridge. san fran easily takes this one. the ballparks, san francisco is home to candlestick park while baltimore has camden yards, but

when it comes to those who left their mark on each field, barry bonds versus cal ripken, jr., let's just say cheaters never prosper. winner, ironman. it's hard to compete with cal ripken jr. of course, the only thing that matters is what happens this weekend this sunday super bowl xlvii, san fran going for title no. 6, baltimore for title no. 2. let's head over to andrea roane. >> reporter: the superdome is great, but nothing is better than this patron express railroad car, the way they traveled in luxury in the 1920s. franklin roosevelt, clark gable and the king fish himself huey p. long was in this railcar and slept in here. it's owned by these beautiful people, eloise and john paul

degoria. the main thing here is you're helping support the st. bernard project. why is this so special to you? >> you bet. with our company called patron about six years ago we got involved with zach and this lovely lady when they gave up their lives to really help people in new orleans. we thought it was important to take care of people that are americans, humans just like you and i and they're customers and friends and people we have to help in the world. so we decided to put money and time into it and we use this patron express all over the nation raising funds to build the project and they're very successful, over 500 homes in a short period of time. >> reporter: what's exciting about this place is how beautiful and opulent it is but used for a good cause. that's got to make you proud. >> i'm just so proud that zach gave up his life to help the katrina project and he hopes to help other catastrophes around the world.

i just admire them. we have been so successful. it just was meant to be. >> you know this train started out in new orleans? >> reporter: i understand it started out here in new orleans, but right now this is a toss to the one and only jc hayward who has got someone special to tell us about. >> reporter: let me just say i'm not leaving this train. i've selected a bedroom i think is appropriate. exquisite is not the word, opulent, gorgeous, just what i like, but let me tell you there are so many fabulous musicians in new orleans. some of them may not be known outside of the state, but i met a young man who impressed me greatly. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: nestled in the elegant royal sinesta hotel the

music is hot and the atmosphere is sizzling. every wednesday you can hear members of the new orleans jazz orchestra perform under the leadership of irvin mayfield. >> my mother has a saying bless the person who is paid and does it for free. every day i wake up and get to do this i'm living a dream. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: he always knew music was in his blood from the time he was 9 and his instrument of choice was the trumpet. >> you don't pick the trumpet. the trumpet picks you. ♪[ music ] >> there's a long lineage of great trumpet players and it's a humbling experience to be from the same city that louis armstrong was from. ♪[ music ]

>> reporter: irvin mayfield serves as the cultural ambassador of new orleans and state of louisiana. he received an honorary doctorate from dillard university and has been appointed to the national endowment of the arts by president obama. he is 35 years old. >> we have a legacy that must be celebrated and honored. we must continue to do that so we can continue to own our definition. if you don't define yourself, somebody else will. so the position of that being a culture spokesperson was really about defending the position of the city and the state. you know, it's been a honor to do something like that. >> reporter: despite all his accomplishments he will always remember the pain he endured from hurricane katrina. >> one of those things that makes new orleans such a powerful spiritual city, these are secrets that we have that are in the ground, you know. they say in the french quarter

where we are now if you listen quietly enough, the sidewalks will speak to you. i think what the sidewalks are telling you is those people that are gone, they're still here. they're in the sidewalks, the walls, the buildings, in the food and music and they're still in the young people that you see still wanting to play trumpet.

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